The ascorbic acid content of fresh fruits of Festival was
noted to be the highest (75.00 mg 100 g1), followed by Sweet
Charlie (72.00 mg 100 g1), while fresh fruits of BARI Strawberry-
1 had the lowest ascorbic acid (59.00 mg 100 g1). The
ascorbic acid content of fruits gradually decreased in storage
and after 3 days of storage, fruits of Festival contained maximum
ascorbic acid (68.33 mg 100 g1) followed by Sweet
Charlie (67.00 mg 100 g1), while BARI Strawberry-1 contained
minimum ascorbic acid (50.33 mg 100 g1) at 3rd day
of storage. Haffner et al. (1997) found a wide variation in
ascorbic acid content which ranged from 30 to 70 mg
100 g1 in fifteen strawberry cultivars, while change in ascorbic
acid content during storage on different germplasm is in agreement
with Lee and Kader (2000) and Wills et al. (1984).
According to Lee and Kader (2000), cultivar type can be an
important factor affecting vitamin C content.